204 New Publications. 



Appendix. — No. I. Hints towards an Agenda for Mineral Springs : Their 

 Physical Relations ; their Chemical Relations; their Medicinal Relations; 

 their History and Literature — II. On Artificial Mineral Waters : Their 

 Preparation ; their Relation to Natural Springs ; advantages of Artificial 

 and Natural Mineral Springs ; Principal Establishments for their Use. — 



III. Mineralised Mud Baths : Sulphureous Mineralised Mud ; Car- 

 bonated Mineralised Mud ; Ferruginous Mineralised Mud ; Saline Mi- 

 neralised Mud; Earthy Mineralised Mud; Gelatinous Mineralised Mud 



IV. Observations on the Temperature of the Earth in Prussia- 393-41 1 

 Tables. — No. I. Fixed Elements entering into the Composition of some of 



the more celebrated Mineral Springs. — II. 255 of the most celebrated 

 Mineral and Thermal Springs. .... 414-416 



3. The Mosaical and Mineral Geologies illustrated and compared. 

 By W. M. HiGGiNS, F. G. S. &c. London 1832. 8vo. 



This amusing and interesting little volume contains;, 1. Outline 

 of Practical Geology; S.Outlineof Theoretical Geology; 3. Com- 

 parison of the Mosaical and Mineral Geologies. The first chapter 

 of Genesis, which contains all that has been revealed concerning 

 the Creation, may be, according to our author, divided into three 

 periods : first, there is a statement that the heavens and the earth 

 were created ; there is then a description of the earth previous to 

 the days of creation; and afterwards a somewhat detailed account 

 of the order in which the Almighty furnished the world during 

 the six days. Our author first shews that the earth, and the hea- 

 venly bodies by which it is immediately surrounded, were in exist- 

 ence before the days of' creation. After the creation of the earth, 

 through the action of the elements, the previously existing pri- 

 mitive rocks were partially broken down, and afforded materials 

 for the transition and secondary formations. These formations 

 are maintained to have taken place during that period which in- 

 tervened between the creation of the world and the commence- 

 ment of tJie days. At the commencement of the days, the 

 " earth was invisible^ and unfurnished^ and darkness was upon 

 the face of the deep."" There is here, says our author, an evi- 

 dent distinction between the earth and the deep; they were 

 both invisible, and the former was unfurnished. By this state- 

 ment, we may either understand that darkness was upon both, 

 and that all which existed upon the land had been destroyed ; 

 or that the earth was covered with water. The latter is pro- 

 bably the meaning ; for we find that, on the third day, God ga- 



